divestment

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/daɪˈvɛstmənt/

noun

The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.

“The fossil fuel divestment movement is calling on institutions to divest from the companies causing climate change.”

Similar
divestiture
Opposite
investment
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Meanings

noundivestment (usually uncountable, plural divestments)

plural divestments

  1. uncountableusuallybusinessThe sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.

    The fossil fuel divestment movement is calling on institutions to divest from the companies causing climate change.

    1 more example

    The divestment movement against Big Carbon is gathering force. While it will never bankrupt the mega-corporations, it can reveal unethical practices while triggering a debate about values that recognizes that such practices are nested in economic systems that encourage, inhibit or even prohibit them.

    2014 November 6, Rob Nixon, “Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: divestiture · Antonyms: investment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.

Similar
divestiture
Opposite
investment

Origin

From divest + -ment.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 撤資 /撤资
  • 撤資 /撤资 (chèzī)sale of some kind of asset
Finnish divestointi
  • divestointisale of some kind of asset
French liquidation, désinvestissement
  • liquidationsale of some kind of asset
  • désinvestissementsale of some kind of asset
German Desinvestition, Desvestition
  • Desinvestitionsale of some kind of asset
  • Desvestitionsale of some kind of asset
Greek εκποίηση, αποεπένδυση
  • εκποίηση (ekpoíisi)sale of some kind of asset
  • αποεπένδυση (apoepéndysi)sale of some kind of asset
  • ἐκποίησις (ekpoíēsis)sale of some kind of asset
  • ἀποεπένδυσις (apoepéndusis)sale of some kind of asset
Indonesian divestasi
  • divestasisale of some kind of asset
Italian disinvestimento
  • disinvestimentosale of some kind of asset
Japanese 剥奪
  • 剥奪 (hakudatsu)sale of some kind of asset
Korean 매각
  • 매각 (maegak)sale of some kind of asset
Malay nyahlabur, pemberhentian pelaburan
  • nyahlabursale of some kind of asset
  • pemberhentian pelaburansale of some kind of asset
Russian дивести́ция
  • дивести́ция (divestícija)sale of some kind of asset
Spanish desinversión
  • desinversiónsale of some kind of asset
Swedish avyttring
  • avyttringsale of some kind of asset
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divestment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divestment

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“divestment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divestment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “divestment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divestment.

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